A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb 1. (to protest)
a. to complain Voy a quejarme ante la administración acerca del mal servicio en este hotel. I am going to complain to management about the bad service in this hotel.
b. to whine Pueden quejarse todo lo que quieran, pero no voy a cambiar mi decisión. You can whine all you want, but I'm not going to change my decision.
c. to moan Deja de quejarte de tu falta de dinero y haz algo para cambiar tu situación. Stop moaning about your lack of money and do something to change your situation.
d. to grumble Él siempre se está quejando de la mala comida que le dan en la escuela. He is always grumbling about the bad meals they serve at school.
2. (to express pain)
a. to whine El paciente se retorcía y se quejaba sobre la camilla. The patient squirmed and whined on the stretcher.
b. to moan Él tenía dolor de estómago y estuvo quejándose toda la noche. He had a stomach ache and was moaning all night.
c. to groan Mi perro se comió una barra entera de mantequilla y ahora se está quejando de dolor. My dog ate an entire stick of butter and now he is groaning in pain.
d. to complain Mi mamá se queja de dolor en la cadera siempre que camina por un rato. My mom complains about hip pain whenever she walks for a while.
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A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb 2. (refunfuñar)
a. to moan siempre está quejándose del frío que hace en este país he's always complaining about how cold it is in this country
no sé de qué te quejas I don't know what you're complaining about
3. (colloquial)
a. quejarse de vicio to complain about nothing
4. (expresar dolor, pena)
a. to moan, to groan últimamente se queja mucho de la espalda recently she's been complaining a lot that her back hurts
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quejarse
pronominal verb
1 (reclamar) (gen) to complain; de about, of; (refunfuñando) to grumble; de about, at; (protestando) to protest; de about, at quejarse a la dirección to complain to the management; quejarse de que to complain (about the fact) that; se quejó de que nadie lo escuchaba he complained that nobody listened to him; quejarse de vicio to be always complaining
2 (gemir) (gen) to moan; groan; (lloriqueando) to whine Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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